https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28 SWBAT identify metaphors, similes, and imagery in Sherman Alexie's "Indian Education" that utilizes the style of vignettes. en-us 2018-04-20 05:02:35 UTC 2018-05-05 15:33:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253700530 a brief description, account, or episode - a description that is like a snapshot 

Memorization tip: think of the vignette filter on Instagram - it is like a snapshot]]> 2018-04-20 05:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253700530 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253700909 a comparison NOT using "like," "as," or "than" ]]> 2018-04-20 05:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253700909 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701003 a comparison NOT using "like," "as," or "than" ]]> 2018-04-20 05:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701003 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701064 describing something in detail so that the reader can visualize it

Memorization tip - it is like describing an IMAGE ]]> 2018-04-20 05:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701064 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701218 Here is a video by Washington post about school systems on Reservations]]> 2018-04-20 05:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253701218 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703121 Sherman Alexie is the Native American author of the novel Indian Education. In this novel, he primarily utilizes the style of vignettes, which is a style of writing that utilizes imagery, metaphors, and similes to evoke various snapshots of the protagonist's  life. ]]> 2018-04-20 05:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703121 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703592 An Indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.]]> 2018-04-20 05:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703592 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703654 Some American Indians prefer the term American Indian over Native American for specific reasons. Lakota activist Russell Means has noted that “the American Indian is the only ethnic group in the United States with the American before our ethnicity” and prefers to use that term because he knows its origins.]]> 2018-04-20 05:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703654 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703685 a brave or experienced soldier or fighter.]]> 2018-04-20 05:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703685 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703699 a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.]]> 2018-04-20 05:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703699 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703736 the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.]]> 2018-04-20 05:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703736 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703754 a severe headache or other after effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.]]> 2018-04-20 05:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703754 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703775 a student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony.]]> 2018-04-20 05:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253703775 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704170 After reading your assigned vignette (grade-level), write a small paragraph of 3-4 sentences about what you learned about the protagonist's life in Indian education. ]]> 2018-04-20 05:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704170 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704206 the main character]]> 2018-04-20 05:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704206 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704268 In Sherman Alexie's novel Indian Education, the protagonist describes ________________. ]]> 2018-04-20 05:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704268 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704314 In the _____ grade, the protagonist discusses the problems he encounters with ____________. ]]> 2018-04-20 05:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704314 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704363 The text states, "_____________," which tells the reader _______________ (Alexie pg#). ]]> 2018-04-20 05:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704363 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704400 Overall, Alexie illustrates the _________________ of Indian education by _______________. ]]> 2018-04-20 05:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704400 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704659 a voucher issued by the government to those on low income, exchangeable for food.]]> 2018-04-20 05:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253704659 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705215 2018-04-20 06:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705215 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705408 In Sherman Alexie's novel Indian Education, the protagonist describes his life through elementary school through a series of vignettes. Each vignette describes a different grade level. In the First Grade, the protagonist discusses the problems he encounters with bullies; someone bullies him and eventually he fights back and compares himself to a Native American warrior. The text states, "And I chanted It's a good day to die, it's a good day to die, all the way down to the principal's office (Alexie 1). Overall, Alexie illustrates the two worlds of a Native American of Indian education by describing his personal struggles with bullying in comparison to the Western structure of education. ]]> 2018-04-20 06:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705408 oliviaotsuki https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705815 In Sherman Alexie's novel Indian Education, the protagonist describes his life at school. In the Second Grade, the protagonist discusses the problems he encounters with his mean teacher who tells him that her God will never forgive him for his bad behavior. The text states, "Once, she gave the class a spelling test but set me aside and gave me a test designed for junior high students." Overall, Alexie illustrates the main character's struggle with his mean teacher of Indian education by showing how she is mean to him by giving him harder tests than everyone else. ]]> 2018-04-20 06:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviaotsuki/j0f8grr5f28/wish/253705815